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o Past TfilfiHillf Listed By gSBLg J03SY Coast?? gsSe&eioa &geo5 Freu-Si?, jmopla s& how t&8$ fceis ana!sa their posts Is? EssgGfp. Of course, you as gpeagura treated posts tM3 ili ktfit veryweil, but o& 4h2? ?e expensive, go th &asngnS h6s been for a do-i23y5U tygn? off treat ment. All maiftca ascribed in this article, i groporly done, will lenstin Ss life of your posts 3om mfiny times. Also, all nrftAos that can be done by you. lomt require more preparation before the treating thgg othOrjj. Som work better a .Douales fir than others. .!ethod ona, Snosa es the cold soai mSthafi, uses gsno achloroohanol (ponte), cop per nptAas&t, p oil tar creoeota tail tr?3tment fanS ssires gas3 penetration cn epiR8 jfoeia. ut, poets must bp gsei&S &e3 thoroughly dried ffia? fees? esults, although l&S&tiS ea&ifvg o2 ggrtially IbisS &of$s o eomjenset dns SJesS. Sa sdep ts gt ro co&a&iy igoca? psnetpetion in Vsy& fey, Ifcotsevep, ifc it neees?y partialis "incise" pje? s2ea SyeoVnerft. Theer Iao!e r sLits Sa Via odd wSki Sf &sepp psastrft tio&eae'&e aneSe with a mgl let S 3 bic& hea bedn ntefiiJisb ga this gupposff. SSa-sSbeeJ $ mss) gpsBB goats witfe feutt QBpa&n nspeel e3. tf53aSuiatia effi com mon corpwiva ubli mutsi Eoern is inaapted into laag holes tovafi just aboe 9 igsewfid level. Shis methcsS orel3b e ftoug las fia fe? well e tj, othap coni3e3, fout holes mudt fca cov5ref sritJl ujieoB S tin nailefl te SI 0c S ehoulfl be pluafiaS ih a tsoaiSen plug to prg5K? tac5i (3om licking t?ia p'segoSi. PLSN NO 3605 B? I&ATBA ESTEQ From the chimney pot nd upturned gables to the plant ers tfcat flank the entrance, this home will captivate you wish its charm of design and practical plan. TK& long, low lines are en hanced by 3 rough cedar shake roof with band-sawn trim at the gables. The warm colored used brick in the chimney is repeated in the front facing and planters. Shutters and diamond paned windows lend a. continental air to the exterior. A planter topped half-wall separates the entry hall from the living room a bright, cheery room with a wide fire place and a bank of windows that looks out toward the street. 1 Planned to b3 tha faigily .M. HP Thi Week' V r8",v .oo5 I 1 'If I rmn SQUARE FEET F-.'-VJSif:r7V.-rt 2o&la HiSdvaioo Ual&dS Method thr is known the double diffusion mOthod ani9 us gren pel9 pogts, whose butts Qro soaked in two separale solutions (cop per sulfet and sodium fluor ide). A. wooden borral or metal one lined with C cor-rosion-resistont material finch os roofing pitch, is rsguired for the copper eulfats solu tion. Either b metal or wood gn barrel is OK for the so dium fluoride. The combina tion of these two chemicals form a compound which is practically insoluable in wat er and therefore does not leach out to any great extent from wood that is used ire moist soil. Penetration eppears to be verv eood in a number o? species, including Douglas fir.' posts.-It is also superior for alder. In fact, sodium, chrom ate is no longer recommndad in this region. With satisfactory preserva tives for Douglas fir avail able, there is no reason why pr - commercial thinning should not yield useful pro flucts. Salts for method num ber two avepafa about ten cents per four inch post. Chemicals for methofl num ber three run a9 low 69 ten cents for th am post, but in certain areas cost three times as much. Small dia meter post9 cost less to treat and are easier to handle. SEW FI2SUBS Catania, Sicily (1 Rum bling Mount Etna has 8 new large fissure pouring out 8 steady flow of molten leva and giant puffe of steam, local Scientists reported today. Short-rua chopping trips put eBout 800 mil e year on th averaga tutomobila usefi by an American householS. Town, SoMUfr 9 0 - 0" KITCHtg 18-Si'S XT T 1 S50ROOM Mil activity center is the family1 room actually an exten sion of the kitchen area, open ( except for a half-wall back at the back, of the eating nook. Here "is the spot for friendly, jnformal gatherings, for the children to play or the family to watch television. Glass doors merge indoors and outdoors in warm weath er and summer meals could be served on the patio. .A door also leads from tSe patio to the bedroom wing, with shower and bath con venient to the rear yard. The two bedrooms are ideal for teenage children, practically sound - proofed by their separation from the ac tivity areas. The front bed room could be master bed room or den. A second com plete bath opens to both thi bedroom and the hall. Ltd 1 mmwuu fsffffaHltfiigs Bjr DOS HHBT Both home gafdeners nd commercial ggrdeners should sproy strewberrie for legf rollers Thesa, pests er8 quite ri oi; during the cPring cnd summer in strewberry patches and couse trouble by rolling end gilling tha leaves on the plants. The damage is caused by b small worm which de velops from fin egg laid by small buff - colored moth. These moths are easily spot ted when walking through the strawberry patch because great numbers of them fly close to the surface of the ground during bad infesta tions. Control measures consist of spraying during bloom with DDT, or later up to harvest with Malathion or Methoxy chlor. A heaping tablespoon of 90 per cent DDT powder in one gallon of water will generally control these pesfc fbr the seagbn. If they recur, one heaping tablespoon of Malathkm or Methoxychlor powder in two gallons of wa ter may be used up to within three days of picking provid ing the berries fire washed before eaten. CLUB NEWS Gnfffia Cuoaft Cooking Clii At our meeting April 29 we hafi our business meeting, then we said the pledge and motto. After that we tested some ef the muffins some of the girls baked. Then we re vised on measuring liquid and dry ingredients. Then our two leaders, SSrs. Doright Al bright anfl Mrs. Rajidy Hug dehl, gave us some pointers on using single and double acting baking powder. Karen Hugtdahl Reporter House V" . .V. Ok R A6 E The unusually large serv ice area holds ample room for washer, dryer, a freezer or a sewing area. A back door to the double garage is ad jacejit to the eervice en trance and one can get from the service to the remainder of the house without having to go through the kitchen. An abundance of closets provides plenty of storage space for the average family; Complete working drawings of the above plan can be- obtained at a cost of S7.50 for the first set and S5 for each additional set, when ordered at the same time. This plan will be available for a period of four rjonths from this date. Please allow two weeks for deliver?. If the above home does not entirely meet with your satis faction a new hogie plan book. Town and Country Homes, may be purchased for SI. Send all orders for either plans or books to Hiawatha Estes. P.O. Box 404-T, Nonhridge, Calif. W : 1 ,v' 0Q: Sfllbssfrel Hormone taosls 3 Ins f eeri sf is Stilbestrol hor Corvellis Stilbestrol hor mone, now given most beef cattle in feedlots throughout the country to boost gains, also gave excellent results with steers on summer pas ture in tests by the Oregon State college agricultural ex periment station. David C. England, OSC animal husbandman, reports steers on pasture gained an added V to Vz pound daily after & stilbestrol pellet was implanted under the skin of the ear. In drylot feeding, stilbestrol is either implanted or added to the feed. Trials in cooperation with Oregon ranchers and county extension agents were con ducted on Grant county range and on irrigated pas tures in Linn and Umatilla counties. Length of the graz ing period varied from 80 to 140 days. England says the trials in dicate that 3 stilbestrol im plant of 18 to 24 milligrams at the start of the pasture season will give best results with steers under most con IT By JOE G. COWLEY . Mail Tribooa Bru Bcb'tor News of rockets and satellites has generally turned peoples' thoughts toward scientific progress. However, when people think of scientists these days they are inclined to think of men in neat white jackets locked away in almost spotless chambers and working with equations long rows of mathematical figures or with a series of peculiar looking gadgets and test tubes. True, these people are scientists and for their self sacrifices in time and energy should be appreciated. How ever, when you lift your spoon-full of wheaties in the morn ing do you stop to think of all the research that goes nto it? Scientific research also developed it. The same type pf research went into making that smooth-skinned potato you see on your plate at night and a better grade of cow from which thg butter on the potato . comes from. These farmer-scientists are the. ones who have been largely re sponsible for turning the United States not just into "a land of plenty" but e land, of surplus plenty. 4'- 0 One of the main industries; of the area is the pear in dustry. To this the farmer-scientists in the experiment sta tion and county agent's off ice have made sizeable contribu tionsFor instance; the spider tftites looks like their name have been damaging pear production for years causing heavy leaf removal, weakened trees arid fruit which could not be sold. The Southern Oregon Branch Experiment station work ers were able to recommend control measures which reduce losses and permit growers to continue production despite, the potential damages. Losses prevented by this control are estimated at 3300,000 annually with the station' contribu tion estimated at $100,000 a year. Representatives of the experiment station anfl the county agent's office ftave been working with , a project to keep pears in Storage at a higher level of quality. The results from this experiment are far from complete and more about it later. These are only small samples, of the work which is going on eontinuously. These men, as they go afcout their worft both indoors and outdoors don't look like the TV versions of scientists. They look more like just plaiJ? dirt formers and the soles of their shoes contain a goodly sampling of cow dung, dirt and various types of fertilizers and just plain mud as their long-suffering wives will testify. Part oi their job is meeting he public talking to the farmer about his crops, to the sightseer or to the housewife who may call up to find out about that funny looking bug crawling across the pantry shelf. Of course the latter questions are usually asked of the county, agent's crew. One of tha more enterprising farmer-scientist keeps ; 6 log of his activities a little black book which he carries around with him. A quick way to start a fight is to ask him what he does with all of his time. He was toting up his figures recently when we stuck our long Scotch nose into the wee book. The twitching beak was nearly shortened by two inches when he suddenly snapped it shut. However, we did see enough to learn that the average day figures out about 11 hours. Of course, that doesn't include the many hours spent at outside study to keep up with new ideas ig agriculture. All these men have to db it. It's just part of the job. Working with these men ve other scientists lika those in the public health department and inspectors in the state department of agriculture who make sure that such farm products as milk are kept fit for human use. As you may have noticed in Tuesday night's Mail Tribune these inspec tors are cracking down on the. sale of milk by unlicensed dairies. This does not include the man with one cow or three goats who merely sells the surplus to his neighbors or friends. For instance, a roadside stand may have large jugs of milk for sale. If it is state-inspected the cap on top is sup posed to be stamped with the name and address of the pro ducer, and certified grade mark. It's amazing all the trouble these inspectors will go to to make sure that milk is delivered to your doorstep fresh and. germ-free. In another county we rode along with such an inspector. He was a young fellow, three years out of college and had been raised on a dairy farm. Some day he hoped to have his own farcn, so he had plenty of sympathy for the smaller operator. During the first part of the tour we stopped'on a "drop- in" inspection of a" known violator. It was milking time. The cows' bags were checked to see if they had been washed before milking, the covering of shavings in the loafing shed was examined to see if it was kept fresh and of course the milk ing equipment was inspected for sanitation. This particular dairyman had been warned repeatedly on easily seen violations. An injunction had been served on him forbidding him to delive? milk until he had corrected the abuses. So, early next morning we drove along this dairy man's known delivery route. Some bottles on the front porches of some of the homes showed he had violated the stop delivery order. Next stop was circuit court. " Aided by a smart lawyer and a fumbling witness, the operator made his plea and won the case. Unfortunately, the "WOOD TO BURN" Select Quality Green Fir Slabs - Big Double Loads 12 or 16 inch. Low Cost Fuel for next Winter. i Order Early MEDFORD FUEL CO. SP 2-2111 r Oregon Sfef - 1 ditions. The tests also showed that ffnimals will makt com parable growth increases when implanted with Syno vex, a combination of two natural female hormones. Stilbestrol, 3 synthetic hor mone, costs less than Syno vex. The tests also threw light on the question of whether increased gains can be ob tained from use of stilbestrol more than once during an animal's life. It is reported that some midwest Corn Belt cattle feeders believe stilbes trol is a "one shot affair" and ae. reluctant to purchase feeder steers that have been implanted while on pasture. Added Response OSC trials indicate that added response can be ob tained from proper dosage levels of repeated hormone implants. England recom mended that implants for grazing animals may be fol lowed with a 30 milligram implant when animals go into the feedlot. He added, how ever, that the second implant should . be -made at least 75 CHAT 9 89 ?3 Court & McAndrews College I day after tne fi day after tne firat implant for best results. Steers receiving a stilbes trl implent before going on irrigated pasture in Umatilla county gained 95 pounds more than ' non-treated steers dur ing an 83-day grazing period. When put into the feedlot, steers given 3 second 30 milli gram implant gained 6 pounds more during 71 days in the lot than steers that received only 1 the pasture implant. The reimplentei steers gained 20 pounds more while in the feedlot than animals receiving no stilbestrol either on pasture or in the feedlot. Also, they gained one pound more during the ieedlot period tha steers that received their first implant at the feedlot. Total gains during both pasture and feedlot opera tions were even more strik ing in pointing up proper re implanting, England explain ed. Steers implanted during both periods gained 46 pounds more on pasture and feedlot than did animals implanted only at the feedlot. Dee Registration Urged In Oregon Salem Oregon beekeep ers are urged to register their bees with the state , depart ment of agriculture so more inspections can be made this year for American foulbrood, the principal disease of bees. If American foulbrood ex ists in any apiary, state law requires that the diseased col onies must be burned, includ ing the bees, brood, combs, frames,, honey and wax. The ashes must be buried and the hives disinfected. The foulbrood rating last year was increased by the ex tremely high incidence of the disease found on the request inspections. . made at two apiaries, according to Ken neth Goeden, state apiary supervisor. In 1957, reports show 434 of the 15,239 colon ies inspected had this deadly disease; this was almost double the number .infested a year earlier. Bees are very necessary to our agricultural economy be cause of their value as polli nizers, Goeden commented, while pointing . out that the pollinizing vahia far out weigns the . honey producing value of bees. On April 23 nearly 800 bee keepers had registered their bees with the department, ac cording to Goeden. Thfc fig ure is approximately 100 higher than the number reg istered on the spme deje in 1957. At the close of 1957, 1341 beekeepers had listed 27,664 colonies on department rolls. Bight out of every 10 vaca tioners travel by automobile. young inspector had not been trained to testify from the witness sta?id. So what happens if you drinJJ milk which may be con taminated? For one thing, you could get strep throat. And that can make y9U pretty miserable. By drinking non-state inspected milk from an operation which you don't know is clean you also run the risk of developing undulant fever. Switching to another form of agricultural science pest control, many people here this season have been bothered by ants. Little Diminity and I like &oney on our hotcakes and were getting a little Biad when we had to scrape a layer of ants off the lid before opening the can. We learned there are two potent anti-ant chemicals you can use chlorodane and dieldrin. Of the two, chlorodane i considered the safer since it is not harmful to humans. These chemicals can be applied with a spray or a paint brush. In the kitchen and around the food it is better to use the paint brush. The chemical should be applied to the cracks on the outside walls as well as inside, the county agent's of fice advised. An oil-base spray for ant control should con tain 2 per cent of chlorodane. Do not use oil sprays near an open flame because they are inflammable; or on asphalt tile because they will dissolve the asphalt; or in a lawn or gar den, or on trees and shrubs, because they injure plant life. To prevent ants from entering the house apply tie spray to the outside walls 'from the ground up to the windows. Spray around the lower part of the window frames and around the doors. If you have open places under the house apply the chemical underneath the house, too. Put the chem ical into any cracks or openings that ants can use to enter & room and on nearby surfaces. An application once every two or three months should be enough. If the ants keep coming in, then apply the chemical to places you haven't covered before. There are reliable pro fessional exterminators who can help you with your prob lem, too. If possible find the ants' nests. You can trace the insects to their nests by watching to see where they are particularly thick and where they are crawliag from. Keeping long-lasting insecticides on all ant-crawled surfaces will prevent more coming in. Of course, keep the food in tight containers. Black Walnut trees or trim them for you. ALSO Did you know? ... It is NOT TOO LATE to trim your shads trees! BAY GHAM3ERLIU TREE SERVICE LICENSED and INSURED 2312 Roberts Rd. Phone SP 2-8052 I ruif, faoiw Picture Bright Salem As oi April 18, Oregon can look" forward to the second best year on rec ord in the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables shipped from state inspection centers, according to the federal-state shipping point inspection service of the state depart ment of agriculture. The season total through March 31 was 35,555 cars of produce shipped, approxi mately 3000 cars ahead of last year at the same time. Ship ping point years run from July 1 to June 30. A total of 4131 carlot equi valents were shipped in the month of March alone about 200 cars over March, 1957. Potatoes accounted for 76 per cent of the March busi ness. Reports show 21,665 cars of potatoes have been in spected from July through March, including about 4500 carloads which went for di version. About 1500 cars of potatoes remain to be shipped two thirds of these are in the Klamath Basin and the rest in the central Oregon. Pota to planting is about 75 per cent completed in Malheur county. Onion shipments this year are about 10 per cent under the figure recorded at the same point last year. The total to date is 4458 cars. The decrease is due mostly to maggot damage in eastern Oregon. Gooseberries Need Spray How Home gardeners who have had trouble with worms in their gooseberries should be gin by spraying now to con trol the gooseberry maggot, according to Don Berry, Jack son county extension agent. These maggots hatch from eggs which are deposited be neath the skin of the fruit by flies similar to the Cherry fruit fly. These insects' overwinter in the soil and emerge during April, and once eggs are laid no controls are effective. Therefore, control measures are directed against the adult flies to kill them before they lay eggs. Three pounds of 50 per cent Methoxychlor per 100 gallons of water, or one heaping tablespoon in wo gallons of water should be applied immediately and re peated at ten-day intervals until harvest. Tlje additiog of two o pounds of Ferbam or Captan per hundred gallons or one level tablesgoon in two gallons of water or leaf spot control would be advisable when applying the spray for gooseberry maggot. Surveys show that -of all tha items in the daily news paper, advertising ranks first in interasj; among women. ATTENTION This Is the . . . Walnut Grafting & Trimming Season! LtT US graft English Walnut to your County Agenf Suggests Planting of Perennials By BOtf BERRY A 6mall arsa in every homa gard8n 6hould be devoted to perennial plants. These come each year from roots and require less cars than plants grown annually from seed. Most perennials are heavy feeders and require lots of fertilizer. A four-inch mulch of barnyard fertilizer or two pounds of ammonium sulphate per 100 square feet annually is important for con tinuqus good production. Perennials which all home gardeners consider a.m u s t are rhubarb, asparagus, and some herbs. Gardeners look forward to asparagus as the first spring vegetable. Fifty roots is sufficient for the av erage family. One to two year old roots should be 6et two feet apart in rows three feet apart. These are planted in a treneh about eight inches deep and the trench is filled as the plant grows. Tops should be kept growing vig orously in order to insure next year's crop. A light har vest may be made the second year. Spindly shoots indicate lack of fertility or over-harvesting. Besides fresh eating, asparagus is also excellent for home freezing. Mary Wash ington or Paradise are the best local varieties. ' Rhubarb is easy to grow and may be harvested lightly the second year after setting. Roots should be set four inches deep and three feet apart. Three or four plants well-cared-for vwill generally supply family needs. River side Giant is large and green while the cherry and straw berry varieties are red. All do well in this area. Other perennials like horse radish and artichoke may be planted, depending on prefer ence. Many herbs may be plant ed by seed or cuttings in the spring. These may be used fresh or dried to enhance the flavor and nutrition of home cooking. Anyone interested in planting herbs should stop by the Jackson county exten sion office and pick up the booklet "Savory Herbs, Cul ture' and Use." Coyotes Top List Of Animals Killed Salem ' Federal .- state hunters took 1049 predatory animals throughout Oregon from March 9 through- April 5. Coyotes topped the list with 398 killed in the four weeks period. Robert E. Long of Malheur county accounted for 76 of these animals and Carl McDaniel ftok 72 of them in Morrow county. Hunters also reported tak ing 302 bobcats, 97 porcu pines, 85 badgers, 85 rac coons, 44 foxes, 33 skunks, four bears and a mink. This information comes from Mel vin D. Smith, district agent for the U. 3. Fish and Wild life Sorvice and M. E. Knick erbocker, chief of the state department of agriculture's division of animal industry. Interest Reduced: FEDERAL LAND BANK NOW ONLY NEW LOANS AND CURRENT LOANS' INCLUDED IN FEDERAL LAND BANK POLICY OF 'CREDIT AT LOWEST COST!' In addition to reducing our new loan rate, we are reducing the interest rate to 5 on all of our Land Bank loans closed in the past year at higher rates. This voluntary rate reduction will save over $110,000 a year in interest costs for farmers dnd ranchers concerned, and is another definite illustration of one of 'the many advantages 8 of financing farm and ranch properties the Land Bank way. THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF SPOKANE For Your Farm Loan Contact your nearest National Farm ' Lean Association located at: 1212 Court Street P.O. Box 1146 Medford, Oregon Phone SP 2-4002 On Bangs Operation Corvellis A rango live stock opepattou can be thought 0$ os , mfeat' ifeetory ?ith tfrobloms bisB. like thoa ef ethsr maHufaisa-ringi plants, suggests rbw Bulle tin published Isy tfts $ogon State college oxtonfikca serv ice. Titled, "RsncBoes, SJsH,es, and Cows," tha hcw Bulletin points out that evepy afldiep is in bu6ineee producing earner thing to sell. As factory Man ager, tha ranchep usss (feeds as his raw materials, feis hord is his factory, anfl. meat' on the hoof jg his Smis&sQ. prod uct. Details Given On Blight Control By DOS' BESRt; One of the common peony troublee during 'cet springs in the home gardens is blight. This disease attacks both the buds and tho young shoots and is one of the common reasons in failure of peonies to bloom. B u d 6 generally blast, and young ehoots sud denly wilt, turn black and tall over. Cutting out infected por tions of tho ptant and spray ing with a weak copper (1 tablespoon per gallon) will help in the spring. Repeat sprays are needed. However, for good year around control sanitary measures are ad visable. Cutting tiff and burn ing stalks in the "fall, and promptly removing infected? shoots in the spring,' as well as diseased buds, flowers and leaves during the season, is advisable. 73 Animals Tagged For Condemnation Salem Thirteen animals were condemned on live in spection and 113 carcasses were rejected after slaughter during January and Febru ary under the slate meat in spection program. These figures were just released by Robert J. Steward, state de partment of agriculture director.- The compulsory meat in spection program was initiat ed section by section through out Oregon and became state wide in February. 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